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+# Contributing to ANTLR 4
+
+1. [Fork](https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo) the [antlr/antlr4 repo](https://github.com/antlr/antlr4)
+2. Install and configure [EditorConfig](http://editorconfig.org/) so your text editor or IDE uses the ANTLR 4 coding style
+3. [Build ANTLR 4](building-antlr.md)
+4. [Run the ANTLR project unit tests](antlr-project-testing.md)
+5. Create a [pull request](https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests/) including your change
+
+
+**Note:** You must sign the `contributors.txt` certificate of origin with your pull request if you've not done so before.
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 * [Building ANTLR itself](building-antlr.md)
 
+* [Contributing to ANTLR](contributing.md)
+
 * [Cutting an ANTLR Release](releasing-antlr.md)
 
 * [ANTLR project unit tests](antlr-project-testing.md)